The Fall Guy
1982

Colt Seavers is a Hollywood stuntman by trade... but work in Hollywood is sometimes hard to come by. Fortunately, Colt's other job is as a bounty hunter - and there's never any shortage of bail-jumping bad guys to hunt down.

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The show still stands up to the test of time, despite the fact that when I originally watched it I was in grade school. It is fun and lighthearted, which is what I think the producers and creative staff wanted to do. The genius of the show is to put a stuntman front and center as the protagonist. Lee Majors is a great choice for the role, and the supporting characters do a great job as well. If you are wondering in what episode you can see Heather Thomas coming through the double doors in a polka dot blue bikini, that would be Season 1, Episode 12. The show also features a great theme song, sung by Majors himself. Especially in this first season you get to see many cameos by friends (and a former lover) of Majors.

This was one of the shows that I grew up with.... my buddy and I wanted to be stuntmen after watching this show, and even had Fall Guy Stunt Assoc. jackets made up, which was followed by "actions without thinking", such as: Jumping our bikes too far, or off hazardous environments, or jumping off highpoints onto solid grounds, being dragged by cars, and other stupid teenage boy stuff. I honestly have to say its amazing we didn't end up in traction! So when I spotted this DVD, it was a must have down memory lane (without the stupidness) purchase.... Sure some of the plots are kind of silly, it was TV at the time, but its innocent and fun! Hey guys, when it Season 2?????

I watched The Fall Guy as a young kid, and though I do not remember every episode, I have now been reminded of just how much I enjoyed the show. Here it is 25 years later, and I am enjoying it even more now than I did then. The Fall Guy is unique in today's world of reality TV, game shows, and who wants a new mommy or babysitter...whatever. The Fall Guy featured lots of action, with a few awesome stunts, some gold old fashion bare-knuckle brawling, and sexy women. Yet somehow, the show was clean, good natured, and the good guy wins. It seems Hollywood just can make shows this enjoyable anymore. If you watched The Fall Guy when it aired, then this DVD set is a complete no brainer. If you have never seen it, I would suggest maybe buying one episode through Amazon's video on demand so you can get a feel for the show. Trust me; you will want to get the entire season on DVD! I am looking forward now to getting Season 2, and eventually the complete series collection. If you have kids, please consider introducing them to The Fall Guy. I think it's something they will really enjoy, and it can teach them a thing or two about doing what's right as well. That's hard to find on television these days! In the meantime, I will enjoy watching this season a few times and feeling young again. As one reviewer stated, it's almost worth the price of the set for the theme song...gotta love it!

Nice to have this series available on DVD. No heavy life lessons here (well, maybe a few if you look between the lines and inside Colt Seavers' battered but generous heart). Just a lot of wrecked cars and snappy dialog and wretched bad guys, along with an appealing cast and leading man. The real highlights are the many cameos by stars past and present (James Coburn, Farrah Fawcett, Milton Berle, Tom Selleck etc. ). Never know who will show up next. Nice DVD transfer and the discs include a short feature on the making of the series with interviews with Lee Majors, Heather Thomas and the series creator Glen Larson. Oh yeah, and that theme song is still darn catchy 30 years later...still rattling around my head even now. Great memories of a time when you could switch on the TV and lose yourself in a slightly amped up version of the real world where the girls are always beautiful and the bad guys are always brought to justice by determined but vulnerable heroes like Colt Seavers. Nice to have him back.

This is one of my favorite Action/Adventure series. I love the Theme "The Unknown Stuntman" by David Somerville, Gail Jensen, and Glen Larson. The theme sung by Lee Majors.

The hallmark of this series was the spectacular stunt work. For Lee Majors the show was his fifth successful show. Majors played the role as Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers, who by using his special skills to track down and capture bail jumpers picked up a little extra money. Helping out were Colt's inexperienced but eager younger cousin, Howie, and stunning stuntwoman Jody. The team took thier assignments from Samantha Jack, a sexy bail bondswoman named "Big Jack".

Each episode started with one of Colt's daredevil movie stunts(usually in high-speed)and then shifted to his pursuit of the bail jumper, often using the same stunts he had used in the movie.

The Fall Guy first aired on November 4th, 1981 until May 2nd, 1986 for a total of 5 seasons and 113 episodes, which I wish to own.

The First season was up there with the best 30 TV shows, ranking 26th in its first appearance and getting 19% of viewers according the Nielsen rating (The Nielsen rating is the percent of all TV-equipped homes tuned to the program on an average night, as measured by Nielsen Media Research).

The cast for this show were:

Colt Seavers..........................Lee Majors

Howie Munson........................Douglas Barr

Jody Banks........................Heather Thomas

Samantha"Big Jack"Jack(1981-1982)...Jo Ann Pflug

Terri Shannon/Michaels(1982-1985)....Markie Post

Pearl Sperling(1985-1986).............Nedra Volz

The First season consisted of 23 episodes and they are as follows:

1 The Fall Guy (1) 11/4/1981

2 The Fall Guy (2) 11/4/1981

3 The Meek Shall Inherit Rhonda 11/11/1981

4 The Rich Get Richer 11/18/1981

5 That's Right, We're Bad 11/25/1981

6 Colt's Angels 12/2/1981

7 The Human Torch 12/9/1981

8 The Japanese Connection 12/16/1981

9 No Way Out 1/6/1982

10 License to Kill (1) 1/13/1982

11 License to Kill (2) 1/20/1982

12 Goin' for It 1/27/1982

13 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harold 2/3/1982

14 Soldiers of Misfortune 2/10/1982

15 Ready, Aim, Die 2/17/1982

16 Ladies On the Ropes 2/24/1982

17 The Snow Job 3/3/1982

18 Guess Who's Coming to Town? 3/17/1982

19 Child's Play 3/24/1982

20 Charlie 4/7/1982

21 Three for the Road 4/14/1982

22 The Silent Partner 4/28/1982

23 Scavenger Hunt 5/5/1982

I hope all of the remaining 4 seasons will be released shortly after this season.